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'''''NHL on SportsChannel America''''' was the presentation of [[National Hockey League]] broadcasts on the now defunct [[SportsChannel America]] cable television network.
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'''''NHL on SportsChannel America''''' was the presentation of [[National Hockey League]] broadcasts<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=NHL+on+SportsChannel+America&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1 |title=NHL on SportsChannel America, About 769 results (0.43 seconds) |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=Google Books |publisher= |accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> on the now defunct [[SportsChannel|SportsChannel America]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL Open SportsChannel America 1988|id=a56I5li3IpI}}</ref>[[Cable television|cable]] [[television network]].
   
 
==Terms of the deal==
  
==Terms of the deal==
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Taking over for [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Blockus|first=Gary|date=November 16, 1988|title=MAYBE ESPN DID FANS A FAVOR IN LOSING THE NHL|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-11-16-2663778-story.html|work=The Morning Call|location= |access-date= }}</ref>, SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million ($17 million<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+09.02.91+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431505592&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1140587%2F3%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Scorecard|date=September 2, 1991|first=Richard|last=Demak|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> per year<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1990/10/08/122829/the-bucks-start-here-this-off-season-the-blues-unexpectedly-made-two-players-very-rich-and-the-fallout-has-been-felt-throughout-the-league|title=The Bucks Start Here|date=October 8, 1990|first=Jay|last=Greenberg|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>) over three years, more than double<ref>{{cite book |last=Bass|first=Alan|date= |title=The Great Expansion: The Ultimate Risk That Changed the Nhl Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgLqzbebH4gC&pg=PA198&dq=nhl+sportschannel+america&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUsp3tqszgAhVD1qwKHcSGBnsQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=nhl%20sportschannel%20america&f=false|location= |publisher=iUniverse|page=198|isbn= |author-link= }}</ref> what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years<ref>.{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Brett+Hull+has+become+a+goal+scorer+of+near+Gretzkian+-+03.18.91+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431505807&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1118975%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Shooting Star|date=March 18, 1991|first=Austin|last=Murphy|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Joe|first=LaPointe|date=October 4, 1991|title=HOCKEY; N.H.L. Again Signs Contract With SportsChannel America|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/04/sports/hockey-nhl-again-signs-contract-with-sportschannel-america.html|work=New York Times|location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+02.17.92+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431505877&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1003400%2F4%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Scorecard|first=Richard|last=Demak|journal=Sports Illustrated|date=February 17, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gatehouse|first=Jonathon|date= |title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&pg=PA158&dq=nhl+sportschannel+america&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUsp3tqszgAhVD1qwKHcSGBnsQ6AEISzAH#v=onepage&q=nhl%20sportschannel%20america&f=false|location= |publisher= Triumph Books|page=158|isbn= |author-link= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nidetz|first=Steve|date=October 4, 1991|title=NHL FEELS PINCH IN TV DEAL|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-04-9103300943-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|location= |access-date= }}</ref>
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Taking over for [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]], SportsChannel's contract paid [[United States dollar|$]]51 million ($17 million per year) over three years, more than double what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.
  
   
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The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by [[Charles Dolan]] and [[Bill Wirtz]]. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of [[Madison Square Garden]], and Wirtz owned 25% of [[SportsChannel Chicago]]. [[NHL commissioner|NHL president]] [[John Ziegler Jr.|John Ziegler]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckjunk.com/2018/10/29/john-ziegler-did-more-harm-than-good-for-hockey/|title=John Ziegler Did More Harm Than Good for Hockey|last=Barry|first=Sal|date=October 29, 2018|website=Puck Junk|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> convinced the [[National Hockey League#Organizational structure|board of governors]] that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] that had interests in the [[MSG Network]] and [[NESN]].
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The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by [[Charles Dolan]] and [[Bill Wirtz]]. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of [[Madison Square Garden]], and Wirtz owned 25% of [[SportsChannel Chicago]]. [[NHL commissioner|NHL president]] [[John Ziegler Jr.|John Ziegler]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckjunk.com/2018/10/29/john-ziegler-did-more-harm-than-good-for-hockey/|title=John Ziegler Did More Harm Than Good for Hockey|last=Barry|first=Sal|date=October 29, 2018|website=Puck Junk|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> convinced the [[National_Hockey_League#Organizational_structure|board of governors]] that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] that had interests in the [[MSG Network]] and [[NESN]].
   
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==SportsChannel's availability==
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===SportsChannel's availability===
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Unfortunately, [[SportsChannel America]] was only available in a few major markets,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+nation+wept+as+its+hero%2C+NHL+star+Wayne+Gretzky%2C+was+-+08.22.88+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512307&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1067639%2F4%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Woe, Canada|date=August 22, 1988|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NHL broadcast boss pleased with cable move|date=May 2, 1989|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref> and reached only a 1/3 of the households that [[ESPN]] did at the time.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=ABC+improved+at+Brookline%2C+but+Brent+Musburger%27s+ego+-+06.27.88+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512522&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1067469%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=A Better Open; Too Much Brent|date=June 27, 1988|journal=Sports Illustrated|first=William|last=Taaffe}}</ref> SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+01.16.89+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512642&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1126461%2F2%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|date=January 16, 1989|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=Scorecard}}</ref>. In comparison, by the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]], ESPN was available in 60.5 million homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal ({{nhly|1988}}), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million. When the SportsChannel deal ended in [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the league returned to ESPN for another contract that would pay [[United States dollar|$]]80 million over 5 years.
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Unfortunately, [[SportsChannel America]] was only available in a few<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Guest-Writer/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly-of-John-Zieglers-NHL-reign/163/95608|title=The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of John Ziegler’s NHL reign|last=Moncour|first=Gilles|date=October 29, 2018|website=HockeyBuzz.com|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> major markets (notably absent though were [[Detroit]], [[Pittsburgh]] and [[St. Louis]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Strachan|first=Al|date=March 15, 2005|title=NHL needs a TV partner|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html|work=Toronto Sun|location= |access-date= }}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+nation+wept+as+its+hero%2C+NHL+star+Wayne+Gretzky%2C+was+-+08.22.88+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512307&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1067639%2F4%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Woe, Canada|date=August 22, 1988|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=NHL broadcast boss pleased with cable move|date=May 2, 1989|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Staudohar|first=Paul D.|date= |title=Playing for Dollars: Labor Relations and the Sports Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLdcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=1990+nhl+all+star+game+on+nbc&source=bl&ots=Fg3IXbk0cY&sig=ACfU3U0aWrGJj_xOnKM27c9b3uBl42z-AQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx2YKY2LXgAhURi6wKHZQIB4A4ChDoATAJegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=1990%20nhl%20all%20star%20game%20on%20nbc&f=false|location= |publisher= Cornell University Press|page=138|isbn= |author-link= }}</ref> and reached only a 1/3 of the households that [[ESPN]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan|first=Bob|date=October 3, 1991|title=Underexposed NHL needs to write Dear John letter to Ziegler|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-10-03-1991276186-story.html|work=Baltimore Sun|location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://puckjunk.com/2018/10/29/john-ziegler-did-more-harm-than-good-for-hockey/|title=John Ziegler Did More Harm Than Good for Hockey|last=Barry|first=Sal|date=October 29, 2018|website=Punk Junk|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> did at the time.<ref>{{cite book |title=Playing for dollars: labor relations and the sports business |last=Staudohar |first= Paul D. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1996 |publisher=Cornell University Press |location= |isbn= |page=[https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau/page/n150 137] |pages= |url=https://archive.org/details/playingfordollar00stau |url-access=registration |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1988/06/27/117913/a-better-open-too-much-brent-abc-improved-at-brookline-but-brent-musburgers-ego-showed-in-the-nba-finals|title=A Better Open; Too Much Brent|date=June 27, 1988|journal=Sports Illustrated|first=William|last=Taaffe}}</ref> SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+01.16.89+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=431512642&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1126461%2F2%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|date=January 16, 1989|journal=Sports Illustrated|title=Scorecard}}</ref> In comparison, by the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]], ESPN was available in 60.5 million<ref>{{cite book |last=Gatehouse|first=Jonathon|date= |title=The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ryb0O7riZnQC&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=John+Ziegler+SportsChannel+America+nhl&source=bl&ots=Ks2BELLqWL&sig=ACfU3U3Jsj9aufn4_-erSEyxo08K4BUrmA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifvc7l4c3lAhVOd6wKHfVYDms4ChDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=John%20Ziegler%20SportsChannel%20America%20nhl&f=false|location= |publisher= Triumph Books|page=158|isbn= |author-link=}}</ref> homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal ({{NHL Year|1988}}), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/125067/greed-indeed-in-its-expansion-strategy-as-in-too-many-other-matters-the-nhl-has-shown-a-passion-for-fools-gold|title=Greed, Indeed|date=October 7, 1991|first=Jay|last=Greenberg|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> When the SportsChannel deal ended in [[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], the league returned to ESPN<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1992/10/19/127337/dont-change-that-channel-contrary-to-conventional-wisdom-the-nhl-can-make-it-on-tv----with-a-few-alterations|title=Don't Change That Channel|date=October 19, 1982|first=E.M.|last=Swift|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.
   
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SportsChannel America took advantage of using their regional sports networks' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand alone service. Regional affiliates of the [[Prime Network]] would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 1 or 2 a.m., then a sports-ticker for the next 16 hours.
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SportsChannel America took advantage of using their [[regional sports network]]s' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service. Regional affiliates of the [[Prime Network]] would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs, and often to justify the cost, some cable providers carrying it during the playoffs only carried it as a [[pay-per-view]] option. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 12 Midnight, then a [[Sports Plus Network|sportsticker]] for the next 18 hours.
   
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===Philadelphia===
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====Philadelphia====
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Since [[SportsChannel Philadelphia]] did not air until January 1990, [[PRISM (TV channel)|PRISM]] (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] for the first half of the original deal.
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Since [[SportsChannel Philadelphia]] did not air until January [[1990 in television|1990]], [[PRISM (TV channel)|PRISM]] (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the [[1989 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] for the first half of the original deal.
   
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{{see also|1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season}}
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{{See also|1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season}}
   
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==Lawsuit==
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===Lawsuit===
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Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]]. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.
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As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]]. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]]. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual [[right of first refusal]] for the 1992–93 season. [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court]] justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an [[injunction]] against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the [[Court of Appeals|appellate court]] found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.
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In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and [[Canadian Football League]] games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njdevs.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t20611.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181103/http://www.njdevs.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t20611.html |archive-date=2009-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.
   
 
==Coverage overview==
  
==Coverage overview==
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===Regular season coverage===
  
===Regular season coverage===
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SportsChannel America would televise about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in from 1985–88). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game per week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights/week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.
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SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the {{NHL Year|1987}} season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.
   
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It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Hartford Whalers]], [[New Jersey Devils]], [[New York Islanders]], or [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. The [[San Jose Sharks]] were added in {{nhly|1991}}. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.
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It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Hartford Whalers]], [[New Jersey Devils]], [[New York Islanders]] or [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. The [[San Jose Sharks]] were added in {{NHL Year|1991}}. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.
   
 
===Special programming===
  
===Special programming===
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In [[1989 in television|1989]], SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the [[1989 NHL Entry Draft|NHL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=A look at the NHL's 27th draft|date=June 16, 1989|first=Kevin|last=Allen|newspaper=USA Today|page=8C}}</ref> In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the [[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington Capitals]]' training camp in Sweden and [[Season (sports)|pre-season]] tour<ref>{{Cite news|title=Soviets In, With Army and Dynamo|newspaper=Washington Post|date=December 26, 1988|first=Robert|last=Fachet}}</ref> of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion [[Calgary Flames]], who held training camp in [[Prague, Czechoslovakia]] and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against [[Soviet National League]] clubs. Games were played in Moscow, [[Leningrad]], [[Kiev]] and [[Riga]]. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the [[HC CSKA Moscow|Red Army]] club and [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.
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In [[1989]], SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the [[1989 NHL Entry Draft|NHL Draft]].
  
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In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the [[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington Capitals]] training camp in [[Sweden]] and [[Season (sports)|pre-season]] tour of the [[Soviet Union]]. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion [[Calgary Flames]], who held training camp in [[Prague, Czechoslovakia]] and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against [[Soviet League]] clubs. Games were played in [[Moscow]], [[Leningrad]], [[Kiev]], and [[Riga]]. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the [[HC CSKA Moscow|Red Army]] club and [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]. 5 of 8 contests were televised by SportsChannel America.
  
   
 
====All-Star Game coverage====
  
====All-Star Game coverage====
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SportsChannel America was the exclusive broadcaster of the [[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989 All-Star Game]]. The [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|following year]], they covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America continued their coverage of these particular events through [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]]. In [[1991]], SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the [[42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] on the same day that it was played. That was because [[NHL on NBC|NBC]] broke away from the live telecast during the 3rd period in favor of Gulf War coverage.
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SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the [[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989 All-Star Game]]. The [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|following year]], they covered the first ever [[NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition|NHL Skills Competition]] and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]]. In [[1991 in American television|1991]], SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the [[42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] on the same day that it was played. That was because [[NHL on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (intros, anthems)|id=tU-CXpNg5zg&t}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (first period)|id=2LuQnlASRR0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (first intermission, second period)|id=qn19PhmEJYo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (second intermission, third period)|id=a8hfii3Xqfc&t}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/14/sports/tv-sports-stars-and-penguins-cable-compatible.html?pagewanted=print|title=TV SPORTS; Stars and Penguins: Cable Compatible|date=May 14, 1991|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref><ref name="1991AllStarGame">{{cite news|title=All-Star Game pinpoints NHL's limited exposure|date=January 18, 1991|first=Jack|last=Craig|newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref> broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of [[Gulf War]] coverage.
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|[[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1989 All-Star game (Edmonton)|id=dYq31G53IvI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 7, 1989 Campbell - 9 @ Wales - 5 NHL All Star Game Sean Burke|id=t_-u7-3h2E8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Gretzky to Kurri Goal - 1989 All-Star Game (Edmonton)|id=8qWtYNI2YQU}}</ref>
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|[[Scotty Bowman]] and [[Bill Clement]]
 
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| rowspan="4" |[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
  
| rowspan="4" |[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
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|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]<br>[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]
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|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
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|[[Rick Peckham]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Denis Potvin]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]<br>[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Patrick Division Finals Game 5 - April 25, 1989|id=b3ufzPyds0k}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Patrick Division Finals Game 7 - April 29, 1989|id=lMzyTuVjiek}}</ref>
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|[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]<br>[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]
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|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]]<br>[[Flyers–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Philadelphia]] (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|St. Louis-Chicago]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Kings - Flames brawl 88-89 playoffs|id=7YCql1-_m_s}}</ref>
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Herb Brooks]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="4" |[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
  
| rowspan="4" |[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 19.04.1990 G1 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=cjh4XL_DZE0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 23.04.1990 G3 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=1Melx7wQSB0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 27.04.1990 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=xkB2WiKaDp8}}</ref>
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|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Rick Peckham]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Dave Maloney]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 20 G2 STL CHI|id=TGNc0a2Tw-0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 22 G3 STL CHI|id=rDoFV5AX-AA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 24 G4 STL CHI|id=IPnr_pb9L2k}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 28 G6 STL CHI|id=drsyLpEYKjo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL SC 1990 04 30 G7 STL CHI|id=lHcpd2V4y18}}</ref>
−
|[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]] (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Capitals–Rangers rivalry|New York Rangers-Washington]] (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)<br>[[Blackhawks–Blues rivalry|Chicago-St. Louis]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=Wayne Gretzky 'Puck Catch' Goal -1990 Playoffs|id=lHhoPijyULo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Gretzky Tripped...Kings fans upset -1990 Playoffs|id=uU9a3InL6pQ}}</ref>
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Games 1–2, 4–5)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] and [[Peter McNab]] (Game 3)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1, 5)<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Ed Westfall]] (Games 2–4)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]
−
|[[Herb Brooks]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="4" |[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  
| rowspan="4" |[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]<br>[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)<br>[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<br>[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 25.04.1991 G5 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=IYfMQGyUeFo}}</ref>
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[John Davidson]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]<br>[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)<br>[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<br>[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)
−
|[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Rick Peckham]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Gerry Cheevers]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]<br>[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)<br>[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<br>[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota North Stars 4-24-91Game#4 Norrris Finals|id=i3LmD504sGY}}</ref>
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)
 +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston-Montréal]]<br>[[Capitals–Penguins rivalry|Pittsburgh-Washington]] (taped delay)<br>[[1990–91 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<br>[[1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles]]-[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (joined-in-progress)
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Bill Clement]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Games 1–3)<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 4-5)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]]<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]] and [[Bill Clement]] (Games 1–2)<br>[[Harry Neale]] (in Edmonton)<br>[[Rick Peckham]], [[Gerry Cheevers]], and [[Dave Maloney]] (Game 5)<br>[[Pat Foley]] and [[Dale Tallon]]
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="4" |[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
  
| rowspan="4" |[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)<br>[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<br>[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 03.05.1992 G1 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=Ykz_ZDkLyBw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers|id=5OMCAjsRKbM}}</ref>
−
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montreal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)
  
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|[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]
 +
|[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]<br>[[Don Wittman]] and [[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
−
|[[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]
 +
|[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Jim Peplinski]], and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)<br>[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<br>[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 03.05.1992 G1 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=Ykz_ZDkLyBw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers|id=5OMCAjsRKbM}}</ref>
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|[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]<br>[[Don Wittman]] and [[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
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|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Jim Peplinski]], and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
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|[[Ed Westfall]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)<br>[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<br>[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 03.05.1992 G1 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=Ykz_ZDkLyBw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers|id=5OMCAjsRKbM}}</ref>
−
|[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]
  
  +
|[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]<br>[[Don Wittman]] and [[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
  
  +
|[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Jim Peplinski]], and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Montréal-Boston]] ([[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)<br>[[1991–92 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]]-[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]] (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)<br>[[Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry|Detroit-Chicago]]<br>[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]]'s feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 03.05.1992 G1 Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens|id=Ykz_ZDkLyBw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 09.05.1992 G4 Montreal Canadiens - Boston Bruins|id=EyvWWOFd7hU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 06.05.1992 G3 Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers|id=5OMCAjsRKbM}}</ref>
−
|[[1991–92 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]] (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)
  
−
|[[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
 +
|[[Bob Cole (announcer)|Bob Cole]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]<br>[[Don Wittman]] and [[Chris Cuthbert]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Pat Foley]] (Games 5–6)
−
|[[Harry Neale]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
 +
|[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]] and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]]<br>[[Ed Westfall]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]<br>[[Harry Neale]], [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Jim Peplinski]], and [[Dick Irvin, Jr.]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Dale Tallon]] (Games 5–6)
 
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!Teams
  
!Teams
 
![[Play-by-play]]
  
![[Play-by-play]]
−
![[Color commentator]]
 +
![[Color commentator|Color commentator(s)]]
  +
!Ice level reporters
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="2" |[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
  
| rowspan="2" |[[1989 Stanley Cup playoffs|1989]]
−
|[[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montréal]]-[[1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia]]
 +
|[[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montréal]]-[[1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens. 11 may 1989|id=4-ZQbOqtJDo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Calgary Flames Vs Chicago Blackhawks 05.06.89|id=UMzyvi0er1g}}</ref>
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
  +
|
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]
 +
|[[1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season|Montréal]]-[[1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia]]<br>[[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]]-[[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]] <ref>{{YouTube|title=Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens. 11 may 1989|id=4-ZQbOqtJDo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Calgary Flames Vs Chicago Blackhawks 05.06.89|id=UMzyvi0er1g}}</ref>
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Gary Dornhoefer]], and [[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]
−
|[[Herb Brooks]]
  
  +
|
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="2" |[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
  
| rowspan="2" |[[1990 Stanley Cup playoffs|1990]]
−
|[[1989–90 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington]]
 +
|[[1989–90 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|NHL 05.05.1990 G2 Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins|id=ipIuYcA9mFs}}</ref>
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
 +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
 +
|[[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|[[1989–90 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|Washington]]<br>[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Sportschannel 1990 Playoffs Opening (Oilers-Blackhawks)|id=4YccqpwKiZI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Pat Foley Bloopers (SportsChannel) - May 10,1990|id=WmuEU4OXW00}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Edmonton Oilers Win 1990 Campbell Conference|id=wcihKT6D99Y}}</ref>
−
|[[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]
  
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
 +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
 +
|[[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="2" |[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  
| rowspan="2" |[[1991 Stanley Cup playoffs|1991]]
  +
|[[1990–91 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]<br>[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Mullen (Bourque)|id=SntV0x3Knco}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Stevens (Recchi, Lemieux)|id=SMTooSOYkbU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/1/91 - Errey (Murphy)|id=FF_o2B8xbh0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Stevens (Stanton, Francis)|id=y2mxjzFsuS4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Francis (Stevens, Murphy)|id=A0uesTCnp-4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Jennings (Lemieux, Recchi)|id=h2SfRs1sKfY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/5/91 - Lemieux|id=nVVB07Hs9XQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Murphy (Lemieux, Young)|id=jLNNoX10Ryc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Bourque (Recchi)|id=ynRYS5FVxHA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Roberts (Recchi, Lemieux)|id=fhMLRT8ymD0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Recchi (Roberts, Murphy)|id=H3Fp8QVROTM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Lemieux (Murphy)|id=n1zrtdB5LJI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/11/91 - Penguins Win Wales Conference Championship|id=o2TJIsYt7V8}}</ref>
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|[[1990–91 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|[[John Davidson]]
  
  +
|
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]
 +
|[[1990–91 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]-[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]<br>[[1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], [[Bernie Geoffrion]], [[Herb Brooks]], [[Ed Westfall]], and [[Peter McNab]]<br>[[Mike Emrick]], [[Bill Clement]], [[Peter Mahovlich]], [[Mike Eruzione]], [[Peter McNab]], and [[Bill Clement]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
  +
|
 
|-
  
|-
 
| rowspan="2" |[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
  
| rowspan="2" |[[1992 Stanley Cup playoffs|1992]]
−
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]
 +
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]<br>[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=May 17, 1992 - Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins - Game 1 - Wales Conference Final|id=L6vQ4qlWkfA}}</ref>
−
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
 +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]
−
|[[Bill Clement]]
 +
|[[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>
  +
|-
  +
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Boston Bruins season|Boston]]<br>[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Finals 1992 - Game 3 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton Oilers|id=P77bPsw0TK4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 Stanley Cup Semi Final Chicago vs Edmonton Game 4|id=SU8qiWfmaXA}}</ref>
  +
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]<br>[[Pat Foley]]
  +
|[[Bill Clement]]<br>[[Dale Tallon]]
  +
|[[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<br>
 
|-
  
|-
−
|[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]-[[1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season|Edmonton]]
  
−
|[[Pat Foley]]
  
−
|[[Dale Tallon]]
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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!Teams
  
!Teams
 
![[Play-by-play]]
  
![[Play-by-play]]
−
![[Color commentator]]
 +
![[Color commentator]](s)
 
!Studio host
  
!Studio host
−
!Studio analyst
 +
!Studio analysts
−
!Ice-level reporter
 +
!Ice-level reporter{s)
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=SportsChannel America 1989 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Intro Theme|id=8Z_xZdtKh3E}}</ref>
 
|[[1989 Stanley Cup Finals|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=SportsChannel America 1989 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Intro Theme|id=8Z_xZdtKh3E}}</ref>
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|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
 
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
|[[Bill Clement]]
−
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Opening (Sportschannel)|id=_tdIvJKy6YQ}}</ref>
+
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Opening (Sportschannel)|id=_tdIvJKy6YQ}}</ref>
−
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1990 Stanley Cup|id=OEJA0-LMqt8}}</ref>
 +
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1990 Stanley Cup|id=OEJA0-LMqt8}}</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]]
  
|[[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]]
−
|[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]
 +
|[[1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season|Minnesota]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: North Stars @ Penguins 05/17/91 | Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1991|id=7PPoPKqi-GU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Stanley Cup Finals Game#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars|id=1huKClf9w8U}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Minnesota North Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins - Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 - May 25, 1991|id=tO53I_iWo8o}}</ref>
 
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
 
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
|[[Bill Clement]]
 
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 - Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (3 - SportsChannel)|id=xeNDuG1qLSU}}</ref>
  
|[[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 - Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (3 - SportsChannel)|id=xeNDuG1qLSU}}</ref>
−
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson]]
 +
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]]
  
|[[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]]
−
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]
 +
|[[1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh]]-[[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/26/92 | Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals 1992|id=YJ4HV75ZO8Y}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Classic: Blackhawks @ Penguins 05/28/92 | Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 1992|id=64oFNjRNLWk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 1992 Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks - Game 4 Full Game|id=-vgBbF5M2zA}}</ref>
 
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
|[[Jiggs McDonald]]
 
|[[Bill Clement]]
  
|[[Bill Clement]]
 
|[[Mike Emrick]]
  
|[[Mike Emrick]]
−
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson]]
 +
| colspan="2" |[[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]
 
|}
  
|}
  +
−
== Production ==
  
  +
==Production==
 
A fair number of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.
  
A fair number of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.
   
−
For playoff coverage,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Schmidt tries to ease into broadcasting job|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 5, 1990|first=Michael|last=Hiestand|page=3C}}</ref> if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America would focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, [[SportsChannel Chicago]] produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the [[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' 1990 playoff run. Because Hawks owner [[Bill Wirtz]] banned free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992 only this time, [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "[[Hawkvision]]"<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilbon|first=Michael|date=June 1, 1992|title=FOR NHL TO GROW, ZIEGLER'S GOT TO GO|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/06/01/for-nhl-to-grow-zieglers-got-to-go/4cca3fce-dabf-4e86-83be-0bc08773d992/|work=Washington Post|location= |access-date= }}</ref>. Sometimes, they would use the [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]] feed for other series (the [[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens]] series, for example). For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], SportsChannel America would use their own facilities. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. SportsChannel America's [[Master control|master control]] was at a [[Cablevision]] studio in [[Oak Park, Illinois]] with its NHL studios located at [[Adelphi University]] on [[Long Island]].
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For playoff coverage,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Schmidt tries to ease into broadcasting job|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 5, 1990|first=Michael|last=Hiestand|page=3C}}</ref> if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, [[SportsChannel Chicago]] produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the [[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' 1990 playoff run. Because of Hawks owner [[Bill Wirtz]]'s disdain for free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, [[1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season|Blackhawks]]' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "[[Hawkvision]]"<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilbon|first=Michael|date=June 1, 1992|title=FOR NHL TO GROW, ZIEGLER'S GOT TO GO|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/06/01/for-nhl-to-grow-zieglers-got-to-go/4cca3fce-dabf-4e86-83be-0bc08773d992/|work=Washington Post|location= |access-date= }}</ref>. Sometimes, they would use the [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]] feed for other series (the [[Bruins–Canadiens rivalry|Boston Bruins–Montréal Canadiens]] series, for example). For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], SportsChannel America used their own facilities. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams ([[1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia]] and [[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]]). Because Hawks owner [[Bill Wirtz]] banned home games from televising in [[Chicago]], [[Jiggs McDonald]] and [[Herb Brooks]] called the Clarence Campbell Conference Final between [[1988–89 Calgary Flames season|Calgary]] and [[1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago]] on SportsChannel America. SportsChannel America's [[Master control|master control]] was at a [[Cablevision]] studio in [[Oak Park, Illinois]] with its NHL studios located at [[Adelphi University]] on [[Long Island]].
   
 
John Shannon was the senior producer of ''The NHL on SportsChannel America''.
  
John Shannon was the senior producer of ''The NHL on SportsChannel America''.
   
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== Announcers ==
 +
===Announcers===
  +
[[Bob Papa]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lighter load at ABC doesn't bother McKay|date=April 12, 1990|first=Steve|last=Woodward|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref> and [[Leandra Reilly]] were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. [[Denis Potvin]] was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], [[Jiggs McDonald]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NHL 1992 Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks - Game 4 Full Game|id=-vgBbF5M2zA}}</ref> served as the [[play-by-play]] man while [[Bill Clement]] was the [[color commentator]]. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, [[Mike Emrick]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Flames win Stanley Cup SC America 1989|id=lg9n8iO5SEA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 - Opening (Sportschannel)|id=_tdIvJKy6YQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 – Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (3 – SportsChannel) |id=xeNDuG1qLSU}}</ref> served as the host while [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley|first=Jeff|date=May 13, 1991|title=A Strong Voice for Hockey|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/05/13/124200/a-strong-voice-for-hockey-john-davidson-has-become-his-sports-top-broadcaster-in-part-by-outworking-everybody-else-title%253DA|work=Sports Illustrated|location= |access-date= }}</ref> served as the rinkside<ref>{{YouTube|title=5/25/91 – Penguins Win First Stanley Cup (1 – SportsChannel)|id=OEJA0-LMqt8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Mark Messier Interview - 1990 Stanley Cup|id=KsQ93XJHdYs}}</ref> and intermission analyst<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/05/13/124200/a-strong-voice-for-hockey-john-davidson-has-become-his-sports-top-broadcaster-in-part-by-outworking-everybody-else|title=A Strong Voice For Hockey|date=May 13, 1991|first=Jeff|last=Bradley|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=The+Penguins+staked+a+claim+to+greatness+by+winning+-+06.08.92+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=411698607&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1003855%2F2%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|title=Swept Away|date=June 8, 1992|first=Jon|last=Scher|journal=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> ([[Herb Brooks]] filled that role in 1989).
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[[Bob Papa]] and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. [[Denis Potvin]] was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], [[Jiggs McDonald]] served as the play-by-play announcer and [[Bill Clement]] was the color commentator. Also in the Stanley Cup Finals, [[Mike Emrick]] served as the studio host while [[John Davidson]] served as the rinkside reporter and studio analyst ([[Herb Brooks]] filled that role in 1989).
  
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−
==== Play-by-play ====
  
−
* '''[[Mike Emrick]]'''
  
−
* [[Pat Foley]]
  
−
* Steve Grad
  
−
* [[Dave Hodge]]
  
−
* [[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
  
−
* [[Jiggs McDonald]]
  
−
* [[Rick Peckham]]
  
−
* [[Jeff Rimer]]
  
−
* [[Joe Starkey]]
  
−
* [[Gary Thorne]]
  
−
* [[Ken Wilson (sportscaster)|Ken Wilson]]
  
   
−
==== Color commentators ====
 +
====Play-by-play====
−
* [[Bruce Affleck]]
 +
*[[Mike Emrick]]
−
* [[Herb Brooks]]
 +
*[[Pat Foley]]
  +
*[http://www.knx1070.com/pages/3274.php?contentType=4&contentId=94498 Steve Grad]
−
* [[Gerry Cheevers]]
  
−
* '''[[Bill Clement]]'''
 +
*[[Dave Hodge]]
−
* [[John Davidson]]
 +
*[[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
−
* [[Don Edwards]]
 +
*[[Jiggs McDonald]]
  +
*[[Jeff Rimer]]
−
* [[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
  
−
* [[Craig Laughlin]]
 +
*[[Joe Starkey]]
−
* [[Dave Maloney]]
 +
*[[Gary Thorne]]
  +
*[[Ken Wilson (sportscaster)|Ken Wilson]]
−
* [[Peter McNab]]
  
−
* [[Joe Micheletti]]
  
−
* [[Pete Stemkowski]]
  
−
* [[Dale Tallon]]
  
−
* [[Ed Westfall]]
  
   
−
==== Ice level personalities ====
 +
====Color commentary====
  +
*[[Herb Brooks]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=NBC's O'Neil known for boldness, making changes|date=May 11, 1989|first=Rachel|last=Schuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref>
−
* [[Herb Brooks]]
  
−
* [[John Davidson]]
 +
*[[Gerry Cheevers]]
−
* [[Stan Fischler]]
 +
*[[Bill Clement]]
  +
*[[John Davidson]]
−
* Al Koken
  
  +
*[[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]]
−
* [[Gary Thorne]]
  
  +
*[[John Kelly (sportscaster)|John Kelly]]
  +
*[[Craig Laughlin]]
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NHL on SportsChannel America was the presentation of National Hockey League broadcasts[1] on the now defunct SportsChannel America[2]cable television network.

Terms of the deal

Taking over for ESPN[3], SportsChannel's contract paid US$51 million ($17 million[4] per year[5]) over three years, more than double[6] what ESPN had paid ($24 million) for the previous three years[7] SportsChannel America managed to get a fourth NHL season for just $5 million.[8][9][10][11]

The SportsChannel America deal was in a sense, a power play created by Charles Dolan and Bill Wirtz. Dolan was still several years away from getting control of Madison Square Garden, and Wirtz owned 25% of SportsChannel Chicago. NHL president John Ziegler[12] convinced the board of governors that SportsChannel America was a better alternative than a proposed NHL Channel backed by Paramount and Viacom that had interests in the MSG Network and NESN.

SportsChannel's availability

Unfortunately, SportsChannel America was only available in a few[13] major markets (notably absent though were Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis[14])[15][16][17] and reached only a 1/3 of the households that ESPN[18][19] did at the time.[20][21] SportsChannel America was seen in fewer than 10 million households.[22] In comparison, by the 1991–92 season, ESPN was available in 60.5 million[23] homes whereas SportsChannel America was available in only 25 million. As a matter of fact, in the first year of the deal (1988–89), SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.[24] When the SportsChannel deal ended in 1992, the league returned to ESPN[25] for another contract that would pay US$80 million over five years.

SportsChannel America took advantage of using their regional sports networks' feed of a game, graphics and all, instead of producing a show from the ground up, most of the time. Distribution of SportsChannel America across the country was limited to cities that had a SportsChannel regional sports network or affiliate. Very few cable systems in non-NHL territories picked it up as a stand-alone service. Regional affiliates of the Prime Network would sometimes pick up SportsChannel broadcasts, but this was often only during the playoffs, and often to justify the cost, some cable providers carrying it during the playoffs only carried it as a pay-per-view option. SportsChannel America also did not broadcast 24 hours a day at first, usually on by 6 p.m., off by 12 Midnight, then a sportsticker for the next 18 hours.

Philadelphia

Since SportsChannel Philadelphia did not air until January 1990, PRISM (owned by Rainbow Media, the owners of SportsChannel, at the time) picked up the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. Other than that, there was no NHL television coverage in Philadelphia except for the Flyers for the first half of the original deal.

See also: 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season and 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season

Lawsuit

As previously mentioned, the NHL would return to ESPN following the 1991–92 season. Shortly after the ESPN deal was signed, SportsChannel America would contend that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the 1992–93 season. SportsChannel America accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause. SportsChannel America argued that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.

In the aftermath of losing the NHL, SportsChannel America was left with little more than outdoors shows and Canadian Football League games. For SportsChannel, the deal was a disaster overall. While the cable channel three years later, was available in 20 million homes (as previously mentioned), the broadcaster lost as much as $10 million on the agreement, and soon faded into obscurity.[26] Some local SportsChannel stations – which carried NHL games in their local markets – were not affected.

Coverage overview

Regular season coverage

SportsChannel America televised about 80–100 games a season (whereas ESPN aired about 33 in the 1987–88 season). Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised hockey two nights a week in NHL cities and three nights a week elsewhere.

It was very rare to have a regular-season game on SportsChannel America that wasn't a regional SportsChannel production from the Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders or Philadelphia Flyers. The San Jose Sharks were added in 1991–92. As previously suggested, SportsChannel America for the most part, used the local telecasts. The dedicated SportsChannel America station was little more than an overflow channel in the New York area for SportsChannel New York.

Special programming

In 1989, SportsChannel America provided the first ever American coverage of the NHL Draft.[27] In September 1989, SportsChannel America covered the Washington Capitals' training camp in Sweden and pre-season tour[28] of the Soviet Union. The Capitals were joined by the Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames, who held training camp in Prague, Czechoslovakia and then ventured to the Soviet Union. Each team played four games against Soviet National League clubs. Games were played in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Riga. The NHL clubs finished with a combined 6–2 record against the top Soviet teams, including the Red Army club and Dynamo Moscow. Five of the eight contests were televised by SportsChannel America.

All-Star Game coverage

SportsChannel America was the exclusive American broadcaster of the 1989 All-Star Game. The following year, they covered the first ever NHL Skills Competition and Heroes of Hockey game. SportsChannel America would continue their coverage of these particular events through 1992. In 1991, SportsChannel America replayed the third period of the All-Star Game on the same day that it was played. That was because NBC[29][30][31][32][33][34] broke away from the live telecast during the third period in favor of Gulf War coverage.

Year Play-by-play Color commentator Ice level reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1989[35][36][37] Jiggs McDonald Scotty Bowman and Bill Clement Gary Thorne Denis Potvin and Herb Brooks

Stanley Cup playoffs

Divisional finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1989 Montréal-Boston
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
St. Louis-Chicago
Calgary-Los Angeles 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Montréal-Boston
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
St. Louis-Chicago
Calgary-Los Angeles[38][39] 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Montréal-Boston
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
St. Louis-Chicago
Calgary-Los Angeles 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Montréal-Boston
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia (Games 1–5 aired on tape delay)
St. Louis-Chicago
Calgary-Los Angeles[40] 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
1990 Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
Chicago-St. Louis
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[41][42][43] 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
Chicago-St. Louis
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress) 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
Chicago-St. Louis
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[44][45][46][47][48] 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Boston-Montréal (Games 1–2 aired on tape delay)
New York Rangers-Washington (Games 3–5 aired on tape delay)
Chicago-St. Louis
Edmonton-Los Angeles (joined-in-progress)[49][50] 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall 		Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 1, 5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 2–4)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement and Peter McNab (Game 3)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1, 5)
Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall (Games 2–4)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
1991 Boston-Montréal
Pittsburgh-Washington (taped delay)
St. Louis-Minnesota
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)[51] 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Boston-Montréal
Pittsburgh-Washington (taped delay)
St. Louis-Minnesota
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress) 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Boston-Montréal
Pittsburgh-Washington (taped delay)
St. Louis-Minnesota
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress)[52] 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Boston-Montréal
Pittsburgh-Washington (taped delay)
St. Louis-Minnesota
Los Angeles-Edmonton (joined-in-progress) 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon 		Jiggs McDonald, Herb Brooks, Bill Clement, John Davidson, and Ed Westfall
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Games 1–3)
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 4-5)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement
Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (Games 1–2)
Harry Neale (in Edmonton)
Rick Peckham, Gerry Cheevers, and Dave Maloney (Game 5)
Pat Foley and Dale Tallon
1992 Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
Detroit-Chicago
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[53][54][55] 		Bob Cole
Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley
Don Wittman and Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley (Games 5–6) 		Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Ed Westfall
Dale Tallon
Harry Neale, John Garrett, Jim Peplinski, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–4)
Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
Detroit-Chicago
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[56][57][58] 		Bob Cole
Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley
Don Wittman and Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley (Games 5–6) 		Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Ed Westfall
Dale Tallon
Harry Neale, John Garrett, Jim Peplinski, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–4)
Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
Detroit-Chicago
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[59][60][61] 		Bob Cole
Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley
Don Wittman and Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley (Games 5–6) 		Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Ed Westfall
Dale Tallon
Harry Neale, John Garrett, Jim Peplinski, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–4)
Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Montréal-Boston (CBC's feed; Game 1 was joined-in-progress; all other games on taped delay)
New York Rangers-Pittsburgh (Game 1 was joined-in-progress)
Detroit-Chicago
Vancouver-Edmonton (Games 1–4 used CBC's feed; Games 3–4 were joined-in-progress)[62][63][64] 		Bob Cole
Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley
Don Wittman and Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4)
Pat Foley (Games 5–6) 		Harry Neale, John Garrett and Dick Irvin, Jr.
Ed Westfall
Dale Tallon
Harry Neale, John Garrett, Jim Peplinski, and Dick Irvin, Jr. (Games 1–4)
Dale Tallon (Games 5–6)
Conference finals
See also: NHL Conference Finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level reporters
1989 Montréal-Philadelphia
Calgary-Chicago[65][66] 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Montréal-Philadelphia
Calgary-Chicago [67][68] 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab 		Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Gary Dornhoefer, and Bill Clement
Jiggs McDonald, Bernie Geoffrion, John Davidson, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
1990 Boston-Washington
Edmonton-Chicago[69] 		Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley 		Bill Clement
Dale Tallon 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Boston-Washington
Edmonton-Chicago[70][71][72] 		Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley 		Bill Clement
Dale Tallon 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
1991 Boston-Pittsburgh
Edmonton-Minnesota[73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85] 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
Boston-Pittsburgh
Edmonton-Minnesota 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement 		Jiggs McDonald, John Davidson, Bernie Geoffrion, Herb Brooks, Ed Westfall, and Peter McNab
Mike Emrick, Bill Clement, Peter Mahovlich, Mike Eruzione, Peter McNab, and Bill Clement
1992 Pittsburgh-Boston
Chicago-Edmonton[86] 		Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley 		Bill Clement
Dale Tallon 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Pittsburgh-Boston
Chicago-Edmonton[87][88] 		Jiggs McDonald
Pat Foley 		Bill Clement
Dale Tallon 		Mike Emrick and John Davidson
Stanley Cup Finals
Year Teams Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host Studio analysts Ice-level reporter{s)
1989[89] Calgary-Montréal Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick[90] Herb Brooks
1990 Boston-Edmonton Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick[91] John Davidson[92]
1991 Pittsburgh-Minnesota[93][94][95] Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick[96] John Davidson
1992 Pittsburgh-Chicago[97][98][99] Jiggs McDonald Bill Clement Mike Emrick John Davidson

Production

A fair number of times in their first season, they would use their own production services for games. But very rarely would this sort of practice occur in the last three seasons. Since programming was so sparse otherwise on SportsChannel America, usually the games were replayed immediately following the live telecast.

For playoff coverage,[100] if any of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs, SportsChannel America focus on those teams, using their facilities. For example, SportsChannel Chicago produced the SportsChannel America coverage for the Blackhawks' 1990 playoff run. Because of Hawks owner Bill Wirtz's disdain for free and basic cable home telecasts of his games, the road games were shown in Chicago, with the home games only given short live look-ins as "bonus coverage". The same occurrence happened in 1992, but this time, Blackhawks' home games were broadcast on a pay-per-view basis via "Hawkvision"[101]. Sometimes, they would use the CBC feed for other series (the Boston Bruins–Montréal Canadiens series, for example). For the Stanley Cup Finals, SportsChannel America used their own facilities. They would also use their own facilities for any Conference Final series that did not involve one of SportsChannel's regional teams. In 1989, both Conference Finals series involved two of SportsChannel's regional teams (Philadelphia and Chicago). Because Hawks owner Bill Wirtz banned home games from televising in Chicago, Jiggs McDonald and Herb Brooks called the Clarence Campbell Conference Final between Calgary and Chicago on SportsChannel America. SportsChannel America's master control was at a Cablevision studio in Oak Park, Illinois with its NHL studios located at Adelphi University on Long Island.

John Shannon was the senior producer of The NHL on SportsChannel America.

Announcers

Bob Papa[102] and Leandra Reilly were the studio hosts during the regular season coverage. Denis Potvin was the studio analyst during the regular season coverage. For the Stanley Cup Finals, Jiggs McDonald[103] served as the play-by-play man while Bill Clement was the color commentator. Also during the Stanley Cup Finals, Mike Emrick[104][105][106] served as the host while John Davidson[107] served as the rinkside[108][109] and intermission analyst[110][111] (Herb Brooks filled that role in 1989).

Play-by-play

Color commentary

Studio/ice level personalities

Commentating crews

See also

Chicago Blackhawks seasons

  • 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season
  • 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season

Hartford Whalers seasons

  • 1988–89 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1989–90 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1990–91 Hartford Whalers season
  • 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season

New York Islanders seasons

  • 1988–89 New York Islanders season
  • 1989–90 New York Islanders season
  • 1990–91 New York Islanders season
  • 1991–92 New York Islanders season

New Jersey Devils seasons

  • 1988–89 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1990–91 New Jersey Devils season
  • 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season

San Jose Sharks seasons

  • 1991–92 San Jose Sharks season

See also

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